- I just wanna be totally LA and just eating an acai bowl,
listening to music in the desert. - In your VIP section
with a fan. - With my flower crown.
- Bye, you guys.
I'll see you later. - I want some, too.
♪ (French accordion music) ♪
- (FBE) It's time to bust out the fringe, tie on your bandanna,
slap on a flower crown, 'cause Coachella's
just around the corner. - Hell yeah!
- Oh, no. (chuckles) - I'm not even going.
- I've never been. I've wanted to go.
And if I was gonna go to any Coachella,
it'd be this year. - Oh, 'cause of Weezer.
- 'Cause Weezer's my favorite band, and they're headlining.
- (FBE) Well, this year, Coachella 2019 obviously has
a pretty dope artist lineup. But it has an even doper lineup
of unique eateries that are serving up their tastiest dishes.
- Amazing.
- (FBE) Of course, the most impressive snacks
are limited to those attendees who are lucky enough and rich enough
to call themselves VIP. I like how you added rich enough,
'cause I was like, "Oh, that'd be great if I had actual money."
I'd spend $1,000 on a ticket
just to get here. - It's so expensive!
- (FBE) So today, we're gonna be serving you guys some
of these VIP Coachella dishes from local Los Angeles restaurants.
And it'll be up to you to decide whether or not it's worth
the VIP ticket to eat these treats. - (both) Ooh.
- Wow, we get to feel like we're rich and lucky
for once in our lives. - I don't think I've ever seen
what they eat at Coachella. - I have a feeling it's gonna be
like a small piece of chicken with a fry.
- That's gonna cost, like, $300. - Right.
- (FBE) All right. Your first dish are the delectable lamb ribs
from Gwen in Hollywood. - Ooh. Okay.
- What is this sauce? It looks like a blue cheese thingy.
- (FBE) It's like a yogurt sauce. - Mm. Okay.
Ooh, it smells very meaty.
- Oh my god. That is a tender lamb.
- Are you supposed to dip it in this?
I wanna taste it-- - I feel like trying it without first.
- Yeah, without and then with. - And then with the sauce.
Yeah. - Okay. Okay.
Ohh. - Mm.
- That's good! - It's falling right off of the bone.
- That is really good. - Mm-hmm.
- When it comes to festivals, though, I'm the type that refuses
to buy any food, 'cause it's too expensive.
So, I'll just go the whole day and then wait till I can
go through a McDonald's.
- (FBE) Gwen is a European-style, chef-driven butcher shop
and restaurant that's redefining fine dining in Los Angeles.
Their menu relies primarily on fire-based cooking techniques
and features many, many, many meats.
- Lit. Amazing. - I love that.
I liked it, clearly. Yeah. - Yeah. Yeah.
- It was good. - I mean, I give this, what?
Like a seven out of ten? - This is something you could
definitely just buy at a hot dog stand.
I don't know. - Yeah. It's good.
I mean, it's really good. It's just not really...
- Not the worth the extra money.
- I kind of associate lamb with expensive just in general
because of the meat. - Yeah, I think it's just 'cause
it's lamb, it's not the usual meat that people think it's fancier.
- I'm sure there's gonna be better ones,
but this one's not worth so much money.
Now it's definitely not worth all the money.
- See? That's what would happen. I'd drop it, and it'd be in the sand.
- (gasps) - An acai bowl? What?!
- Oh, 10 out of 10, honey. - (Brittany) Yay!
- There we go! Healthy option. We got fruit. We got grains.
- This is something I feel like you crave in the desert
for sure. Yeah. - Absolutely. This is something
that Coachella 100% should have.
- (FBE) This is a refreshing, healthy acai berry bowl
from Backyard Bowls. Go ahead and dig in.
- This looks good. I don't know if I want
the blueberry or the banana.
- So good. - I'm not even exaggerating.
It just mixes so well. And it's not too cold
to where you brain freeze.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- (Brittany slapping thigh) - Bye, you guys.
I'll see you later. - I want some, too.
That's good. - This one is fabulous.
- I like that.
- That's SO worth it. - Yeah, I'd pay VIP for an acai bowl.
- It's gonna be so hot. You're gonna be so sweaty.
And this is gonna cool you down. You're gonna get your fruits,
your nutrients. - The granola and the acai
is filling, but then you also get fruit, so you feel
like you're being healthy. - Right.
- And that's the feeling I need when I'm in the heat,
and I just finished eating a burger, and this is my dessert now.
- Yeah, I know. It's just glorified ice cream.
- (FBE) Backyard Bowls is a revolutionary Los Angeles eatery
specializing in acai bowls, hot porridges, smoothies,
and much more. Not only are these treats healthy,
delicious, and refreshing, Backyard Bowls also strives
to have a low environmental impact. - Ohhh.
- 10 out of 10. - We stan.
Would I get VIP to get this? No. But if I were VIP,
would I get this? Yeah. - Mm-hmm.
- This is all feels like something that you could just get in a bin
at Whole Foods, which is still overpriced,
but not Coachella VIP overpriced. - I just wanna be totally LA
and just eating an acai bowl, listening to music
in the desert. - In your VIP section
with a fan facing you. - With my flower crown.
(laughs) Oh, poor peasants out there. Oh-ho-ho-ho.
- (FBE) Let's cool things down a bit with a refreshing beverage.
- (gasps) - (FBE) Your third dish here...
- Oh, this is very Coachella. - (FBE) ...are the matcha lemonade
and the matcha rose latte from MatchaBar in Silverlake.
- Amazing. - I like matcha.
When I do go to Starbucks, I get the matcha green tea lemonade.
- MatchaBar! - How do you know what all this is?
- I love MatchaBar! - It smells like if a face wash
was a drink. It's very peppermint-y. - Huh? Wait.
He is not wrong. - Right?! That's weird.
But it's-- let's see. - It tastes like-- or it smells like--
yeah, it smells exactly like it. - Mm, okay. I don't like--
- You don't like it? - I don't like the taste.
- This feels like something that was made explicitly
because the color pops on Instagram. - (giggles)
- It tastes like a yoga studio smells.
- I've had matcha before. This one has flowers.
This one knows it's trying to be hipster.
- Literally... - This one's coming for the hipsters.
- (laughs) - Tom, do you want some?
- (gags and coughs) - (laughs) Ew! Do you not like it?
- I do not like it very match-a. - (sadly) Oh.
- See? - It's not great.
This is definitely something, though, that I could see people lining up for,
because they're like, "You know, I just had my, like,
apple cider vinegar shot, and now I really want matcha."
- "I want matcha and petals."
- (FBE) These both come from MatchaBar.
This was the first matcha cafe to open in the country,
founded by brothers Max and Graham Fortgang.
They are known for their innovative flavor combinations,
like this rose latte, and their unconventional marketing.
- That's awesome. This is the only--
there's three cities they could hit with this MatchaBar.
- That's why I'm like, "Good for them."
- Yeah, they got New York, they got LA, and then maybe...
I don't know. What's another hipster-- - Portland!
- Yeah, I was gonna say Portland or Seattle.
- I can go without this. - Yeah, this is not worth VIP.
Just go to Ralph's and get an actual lemonade.
- Honestly, I think if you're dying in the desert,
anything is refreshing. Anything is gonna taste good.
- As long as it's liquid.
- On a hot day, that's what you want.
And it's super hot. You're in the middle of the desert.
Yeah, for sure. Oh, hell yeah.
I'd want that. - Girl, hand me a La Croix
or a CamelBak full of water. - Yeah, that one also.
- Tequila if you have it. - I'll take that, too.
- (FBE) Here is your fourth dish. - Oh, baby!
- (FBE) This incredible lobster roll is one of at least three dishes
being featured by Playa Provisions this year at Coachella.
- My mouth just watered, and I had to pick it up
before I slobbed on the placemat. - (Tom chuckling)
Lobster's my favorite food! Oh my god. I love you guys.
If this is bad, I'm gonna be so pissed, though.
- I don't think I've ever had lobster roll.
- (gasps dramatically) - I'm from the west coast!
I've had tuna. Is this garlic bread as a toast?
'Cause that's amazing. Mm!
- It's pretty solid. I'm pretty sure they have
potato chips in there. Not a huge fan?
- It's super fine. - This is so big.
- I'm scared.
- Mm!
- Oh, that's flames. - That's really good.
- I like this. And I like that they added
the chips in it, 'cause that's what I do
with all my sandwiches. - It's good. It's really good.
The sauce is, I would say, a little stronger than the lobster,
but it's what keeps the lobster from overtaking and being
the main focus of this. Very, very well done. I love it!
- It does feel very bougie and rich-y.
- It looks bougie. - Mm-hmm.
- And that's the important part of food at Coachella
is what you can Instagram.
- (FBE) So, this lobster roll comes from Playa Provisions.
This unique restaurant includes four different restaurants
all nestled within one 7,000-square-foot
beach side building. - Oh, wow.
- (FBE) ...including an ice cream shop, a whiskey bar,
a casual eatery, and the seafood-focused dining room
that this sammie comes from.
- Well, damn. - Amazing.
- You can have your dinner, and then you can have dessert,
and then you can have adult dessert. - What about it is so exclusive
that, like, "Oh my gosh. Potato chips on bread with lobster"?
Like... I don't know. - Yeah, if I was in general
and I looked over and I saw them eating this,
I wouldn't be like, "Noo, I missed out!"
- (FBE) Okay, it's time for your final dish.
- Ooh!
- (FBE) This is the pastrami crunch wrap supreme.
It's a specialty of Freedman's Jewish Deli
in Silverlake. - This sounds good.
I love pastrami. - Crunch wrap supreme
takes a page out of Taco Bell, so already I'm like, "Damn."
- Ah. I'm a mess!
- That was really good. - This tastes like Del Taco to me.
I'm so sorry. Maybe I didn't get a good bite. Hold on.
- Maybe I need to go to Del Taco more then,
'cause if that's what Del Taco tastes like...
- Mmm. Kinda tastes like prime rib in a tortilla.
- It's a good amount of spice. It's not too spicy
that you're gonna be overheating in Coachella,
but it's a good taste. - I would agree with that.
It's just warm in your mouth. - It's very greasy, though.
Very greasy. - This would be hard to eat
on the go at a concert. - Yeah.
- I personally would never order this. If someone bought this for me,
I'd feel bad and I'd, like,
be forced to eat it. - Eat it? (laughs)
- Yeah. Not necessarily because of the flavors.
I think it's the texture and...
- It's really greasy. - It's really greasy.
I'm not too sure about the pastrami.
I like pastrami, but I feel like not in this sense.
- (FBE) This unique pastrami crunch wrap supreme
comes from the Freedman deli in Silverlake owned and operated
by the Freedman siblings. This deli specializes
in Jewish-American comfort food and was voted one
of 2018's best restaurants by Bon Appetit.
- Okay. Well, Silverlake is also the hipster capital of the world.
So, that makes sense. - Very different.
It's a very different idea. I like it.
The meat that I just ate by itself, it's still sizzling from the seasoning
that's on it. It's really, really good.
- That's a good description for this. It's comfort food.
- Yeah. - This is totally, like,
you wanted a warm hug at a festival where everyone's being mean to you,
'cause they're all sweaty and hot. It also feels a little bit mean
to deprive this of everyone else, though,
'cause it's really good. (chuckles)
- (FBE) So, you just tried five of the most anticipated
Coachella VIP dishes, and you didn't even have
to go to the desert to get them!
- High five. [Bleep]. - I always get listed.
- Even though the foods were amazing, and they were really good,
I just can't see myself paying hundreds of dollars for some food.
- I don't think any of that food would ever be THE deal for me.
- Yeah. I don't even know if that would be one of the things
I would consider being a great reason to go.
- I've done VIP at a smaller festival that wasn't that expensive.
I think it was $200. And that one was worth it honestly
just because of the bathrooms and the extra sections.
So, the fact that you have exclusive food,
I think it makes it a little bit more worth it.
- I can't justify paying $400 and then paying for food
on top of that. You can do it. Okay. I'll just be like, "Hey, Tori.
It's me. Can you get me a lobster roll, please?
For the poor!" - (both laugh)
- Thanks for watching us eat Coachella foods on the React Channel.
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- (muffled) Which food do you guys wanna try?
Let us know in the comments. - Bye, guys!
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Thanks for watching and stay hydrated. Bye, guys!